1、工程硕士(GCT)英语-20 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Vocabula(总题数：10，分数：20.00)1.The ghostly presence was just a(n) _ sensation of some people.（分数：2.00）A.objectiveB.subjunctiveC.subjectiveD.objected2.When you are in your room, leave the door _ so that your visitors do not have to knock.（分数：2.00）A.openB.
2、openedC.openingD.being open3.The only thing _ really matters m the parents is how soon their children can return home.（分数：2.00）A.whatB.thatC.whichD.this4.Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his _ to a certain book or article that has some bearing on the subject being studied.（分数：2.00）A
3、.impressionB.reactionC.comprehensionD.sentiment5.Chinese farmers are mostly living a simple and _ life as it is today.（分数：2.00）A.miserableB.economicalC.luxuriousD.sensible6._ urgent the situation may be, you will need to make one change at a time and then move on（分数：2.00）A.AsB.WheneverC.HoweverD.Wha
4、teve7.Technology has _ the sharing, storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people.（分数：2.00）A.finishedB.furnishedC.functionedD.facilitated8.The architectural differences may _ confusion or discomfort for the foreign travelers.（分数：2.00）A.varyB.describeC.cau
5、seD.impress9.Experts say the space rock is probably _ more than $ 30,000.（分数：2.00）A.weightyB.costlyC.valuableD.worth10.I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite _.（分数：2.00）A.artisticB.artificialC.arbitraryD.mechanical二、BPart Reading (总题数：4，分数：40.00)BDirections:/BIn this p
6、art there are 4 passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers. Choose the one you think is the best answer. Mark your choice on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets. BPassage One/BThe differe
7、nces in living standards around the world are vast. In 1993, the average American had an in-come of about $ 25,000. In the same year, the average Mexican earned $ 7,000, and the average Nigerian earned $1,500. Not surprisingly, this large variation in average income is reflected in various measures
8、of the quality of life. Changes in living standards over time are also large. In the United States, incomes have historically grown about 2 percent per year (after adjusting for changes in the cost of living). At this rate, average income doubles every 35 years. In some countries, economic growth ha
9、s been even more rapi D. In Japan, for instance, average income has doubled in the past 20 years, and in South Korea it has doubled in the past 10 years.What explains these large differences in living standards among countries and over time? The answer is surprisingly simple Almost all variation in
10、living standards is attributable to differences in countries productivitythat is, the amount of goods and services produced from each hour of a workers time. In nations where workem can produce a large quantity of goods and services per unit of time, most people enjoy a high standard of living; in n
11、ations where workers are less productive, most people must endure a more meager existence Similarly, the growth rate of a nations productivity determines the growth rate of its average income.The fundamental relationship between productivity and living standards is simple, but its implications are f
12、ar-reaching. If productivity is the primary determinant of living standards, uther explanations must be of secondary importance. For example, people might think that labor unions or minimum-wage laws contributed to the rise in living standards of American workers over the past century. Yet the real
13、hero of American workers is their rising productivity.The relationship between productivity and living standards also has great implications for public policy. When thinking about how any policy will affect living standards, the key question is how it will affect our ability to produce goods and ser
14、vices. To improve living standards, policymakers need to raise productivity by ensuring that workers are well educated, have the tools needed to produce goods and services, and have access to the best available technology.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following countries has enjoyed the fastest economi
15、c growth in history? A. Mexico. Id. The United States. C. Japan. 13. South Korea.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The word “meager“ in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to“_“.（分数：2.00）A.modestB.poorC.meaninglessD.plentiful(3).What is the most important factor that leads to the rise in living standards
16、of average people?（分数：2.00）A.Labor unions.B.Minimum-wage laws.C.Rising productivity.D.Favorable public policy.(4).The study of the relationship between productivity and living standards is significant in that _.（分数：2.00）A.it calls policymakers attention to a qualified work forceB.it encourages worke
17、rs to get better educationC.it helps improve the workers ability to produce goods and servicesD.it enables policymakers to access the latest technology(5).The passage mainly discusses _.（分数：2.00）A.the differences in average income among countriesB.the relationship between productivity and living sta
18、ndardsC.the causes of the rise in living standardsD.the importance of raising productivityBPassage Two/BAt the end of the U. S. Civil War, about four million slaves were freed. Now, people around the world canhear some of the former slaves stories for the first time ever, as told in their own voices
19、.“That was inslavery time, “says Charlie Smith in one interview. “They sold the colored people. And they were bringing them from Africa. They brought me from Africa. I was a child.“ The Library of Congress released the collection of recordings, Voices from the Days of Slavey, in January. The recorrd
20、ings were made between 1932 and 1975. Speaking at least 60 years after their emancipation(解放) ,the story teller discuss their experiences as slaves.They also tell about their lives as free men and women.Isom Moseley was just a boy at the time of emancipation, but he recalls that things were slow to
21、change. “It was a year before the folks knowed they was free,“ he says.Michael Taft, the head of the librarys archive of folk culture, says the recordings reveal something that written stores cannot. “The power of hearing someone speak is so much greater than reading someming from the page,“ Taft sa
22、ys. “Its how something is saidthe dialect, the low pitches, the pauses-that helps tell the Story.“（分数：10.00）(1).What is new about the siaves stones?（分数：2.00）A.They are told in the slaves own voices.B.People travel around the world to hear them.C.Colored people were sold.D.They happened in the slaver
23、y time.(2).What is the title of the collection of recordings?（分数：2.00）A.The End of the U.S. Civil War.B.The Libray of Congress.C.Voices from the Days of Slavery.D.The Recordings of Written Staries.(3).How many years did it take to complete the conection of recordings? A. 26 years. 13. 33 years. C. 4
24、4 years. D. 57 years.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What do the storyteller tell us about?（分数：2.00）A.How they were brought to the United States from Africa.B.The release of the collection of recordings.C.What happened 60 years after their emancipation?D.Their experiences as slates and their lives as free men
25、and women.(5).The recordings differ from written stories in that（分数：2.00）A.the tellers and the government are contributing togetherB.the dialect, the low pitches, and the pauses are more revealingC.the hearing and reading can help tell the storiesD.the power of watching someone write is more engagin
26、gBPassage Three/BNowadays, we hear a lot about the growing threat of globalization, accompanied by those warnings that the rich pattern of local life is being undermined, and many dialects and traditions are becoming extinct. But stop and think for a moment about the many positive aspects that globa
27、lization is bringing. Read on and you are bound to feel comforted, ready to face the global future, which is surely inevitable now.Consider the Internet, that prime example of our shrinking world. Leaving aside the all-to-familiar worries about pornography and political extremism, even the most narr
28、ow-minded must, admit that the net offers im-measurable benefits, not just in terms of education, the sector for which it was originally designed, but more importantly on a global level, the spread of news and comment. It will be increasingly difficult for politicians to maintain their regimes of mi
29、sinformation, as the oppressed will not only find support and comfort, but also be able to organize themselves more effectively.MTV is another global provider that is often criticized for imposing popular calture on the unsuspecting millions around the worlD. Yet the viewers judgement on MTV is undo
30、ultedly positive; it is regarded as in- dispensable by most of the global teenage generation who watch it, a vital part of growing up. And in the final analysis,what harm can a few songs and videos cause? Is the world dominance of brands like Nike and Coca- Cola so bad for us when all is said and do
31、ne? Sportswear and soft drinks are harmless products when com- pared to the many other things that have been globally available for a longer period of timeheroin and cocaine, for example. In any case, just because Nike shoes and Coke cans are for sale, it doesnt mean you have to buy themeven globali
32、zation cannot deprive the individnal of his free will.Critics of globalization can stop issning their doom and gloom statements. Life goes on, and has more to offer for many citizens of the world than it did for their parentsgeneratiorn.（分数：10.00）(1).Some people feel sad about globalization because
33、they believe it will _.（分数：2.00）A.bring throat to the world peaceB.impact the diversified local lifeC.disrupt their present easy lifestyleD.increase the size of people speaking dialects(2).Internet was originally designed _.（分数：2.00）A.to promote educationB.to distribute news and commentC.to relieve
34、people of worriesD.to publicize political beliefs(3).What is the writers attitude towards globalization?（分数：2.00）A.Suspicioas.B.Positive.C.Indifferent.D.Contemptuous.(4).It is implied in the passage that Nike and Coca-cola _.（分数：2.00）A.should not become dominant brandsB.have been ignored by many peo
35、pleC.cannot be compared with drugsD.shouldnt have caused so much concern(5).Which of the follwoing could be the best title of the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Globalization Is Standardization.B.Globalization: Like It or Lump It.C.Globalization: Don t Worry, Be Happy.D.Globalization Brings Equality.BPassage Fo
36、ur/BMany things make people think artists are weird and the weirdest may be this: artists only job is to explore emotions, and yet they choose to focus on the ones that feel bad.This wasnt always so. The earliest forms of art, like painting and music, are those best suited for ex- pressing ioy. But
37、somewhere in the 19th century, more artists began seeing happiness as insipid, phony or, worst of all, boring as we went from Wordsworths daffodils to Baudelaire s flowers of evilYou could argue that art became more skeptical of happiness because modern times have seen such misery. But its not as if
38、 earlier times didnt know perpetual war, disaster and the massacre of innocents. The reason, in fact, may be just the opposite: there is too much damn happiness in the world today.After all, what is the one modern form of expression almost completely dedicated to depicting happiness? Advertising. Th
39、e rise of anti-happy art almost exactly tracks the emergence of mass media, and with it, a commercial culture in which happiness is not just an ideal but an ideology.People in earlier eras were surrounded by reminders of misery. They worked until exhausted, lived with few protections and died young.
40、 In the West, before mass communication and literacy, the most powerful mass medium was the church, which reminded worshippers that their souls were in peril and that they would someday be meat for worms. Given all this, they did not exactly need their art to be a bummer too.Today the messages your
41、average Westerner is bombarded with are not religious but commercial, and forever happy. Fast-food eaters, news anchors, text messengers, all smiling, smiling. Our magazines feature beaming celebrities and happy families in perfect homes. And since these messages have an agenda-to lure us to open ou
42、r wallets to make the very idea of happiness seem unreliable. “Celebrate!“ commanded the ads for the arthritis drug Celebrex, before we found out it could increase the risk of heart attacks.What we forgetwhat our economy depends on is forgettingis that happiness is more than pleasure without pain. T
43、he things that bring tile greatest joy carry the greatest potential for loss and disappointment. Today, surrounded by promises of easy happiness, we need someone to tell us as religion once did, Memento mori: remember that you wiI1 die, that everything ends, and that happiness comes not in denying t
44、his but in living with it. Its a message even more bitter than a clove cigarette, yet, somehow, a breath of fresh air.（分数：10.00）(1).By citing the example of poets Wordsworth and Baudelaire, the author intends to show that _.（分数：2.00）A.Poetry is not as expressive of joy as painting or music.B.Art gro
45、w out of both positive and negative feeling.C.Poets today are less skeptical of happiness.D.Artist have changed their focus of interest.(2).The word “bummer“ (Line 4, Paragraph 5) most probably means something _.（分数：2.00）A.religiousB.unpleasantC.entertainingD.commercial(3).In the anthors opinion, ad
46、vertising_.（分数：2.00）A.emerges in the wake of the anti-happy partB.is a cause of disappointment for the general peerC.replace the church as a major source of informationD.creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself(4).We can learn from the last paragraph that the author believes _.（
47、分数：2.00）A.happiness more often than not ends in sadness.B.the anti-happy art is distasteful by refreshing.C.misery should be enjoyed rather than denied.D.the anti-happy art flourishes when economy booms.(5).Which of the following is true of the text?（分数：2.00）A.Religion once functioned as a reminder
48、of misery.B.Art provides a balance between expectation and reality.C.People feel disappointed at the realities of morality.D.Mass media are inclined to cover disasters and deaths.三、BPart Cloze/(总题数：1，分数：20.00)BDirections:/BFor each blank in the following passage, choose the best answer from the choi
49、ces given below. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.In November of 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt was on a hunting trip in Mississippi. His hunt was goingU (31) /Uthat day, and he couldnt seem to find anything worth ofU (32) /Uhis rifle. Then, his staff captured a black baby bear for the Presid
